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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Artwork!!!

Someone gave my son this once for some work he did for them - ( and I am NOT a prude in any sense of the word but I censored it in case you have little ones sitting on your lap reading this - I'm always thinking of YOU, you know )

and we all giggled and snorted and laughed about it ( like a bunch of ignoramuses - it could be a Picasso for all we know ) and promptly put it in the cellar dungeon ( yes we do have a dirt dungeon ) where the centipedes could sit for hours and drool over it ( and speak amongst each other about what idiots we are )

Then my son called yesterday to tell me he'd found a an old Ikea artwork - and he had redone it - to make it look like this

hmmm...............I like it honey!
do you remember that painting you were given once for a job?
can I redo that one?
" sure Mom - go to town "

And so I did..................

I first painted it with Gesso ( like a pro )

And I have to tell you there was some trepidation in doing so - not because I felt it had any monetary value but surely it had value of a different kind - someone, after all, created this - and it felt wrong to wipe away their vision with one fell swoop of a brush.
The person was obviously an artist -
but that only lasted for about 25 seconds.
that's what I DO, right?
I reinvent everything - this is just a step away from my furniture makeovers really.
And I don't need a reminder of what boobs are supposed to look like every day of my life anyway -
And graphic details of the Netherlands DO NOT go with the decor in my room -
But mostly I redid it because I just don't like red bandanas....................

OK - so after I put a layer of gesso on it - I painted it blue.............

and here's where my artist tendencies come in handy - look at all the details I painted in here - it wasn't easy

You need a VERY steady hand.....................to get this decal on just right lol

A stick on decal - purchased at the dollar store many many moons ago................because you just never know when you'll need a stick on decal of a chandelier, right?

and VOILA!!!
new artwork -
and please, I beg of you, if anyone recognizes the first photo as some very famous artist -
DO NOT TELL ME ABOUT IT,
Just let me go on in my ignorant bliss doing a happy little dance ( the Hippy Hippy Hop )with what I've created, ok?
It's really best that way, you do not, after all, want to be the reason I finally have a nervous breakdown, do you?
I think it belongs in the Louvre now, myself

What do you think?
Am I nuts?
Some people get upset that I paint wood dressers - I dread to see the reaction I might get from this!
Do I get locked up in Bellevue or do I run back to the dollar store and buy up tons and tons of decals
( they have all different kinds )
I'll let you all decide...............
This next photo is as true to the color as I could get on a photo

So you see, I'm an artist after all - not sure if you realize that Don Mclean wrote this song for me! ( we dated in the 70's ) "Starry Starry Night..............Now I understand what you tried to say to me,How you suffered for your sanity, ( true, so true )How you tried to set them free.They would not listen, they did not know how.Perhaps they'll listen now" Have an artistic kind of day :)disclaimer:I did NOT date Don Mclean..............

37 comments:

Oh damn I wish you missed the disclaimer, although I'm sure John wouldn't wnt that plastered on the net anyway! It's really pretty I buy stuff for one day just invade but most of it just ends up in my never ending pile of junk

Ok, here's me looking like an idiot. I had no idea they had decals at the dollar store. And here i was looking for something to use as a sort of reverse stencil without paying the big bucks. Thank you!!!

I love it, Suzan. I think it looks great and I like your son's piece of art, too.As far as the original? Could that be termed "streaming"? Just thinkn'.... Hope you have a good day- I am off and running here but wanted to say a late good morning. I am off to find the "ouhtfhit foahr the dahy"..(Grey Gardens reference for any readers)..xo Diana

That looks awesome Suzan! You had me going for a minute there. That decal is fabulous, and I love the frame. I've never seen the chandelier decal at my dollar store, but I bought a Victorian chair one a long time ago and I have no idea where I put it. I'm going to have to find it now. I am in no way a prude, but I do like your artwork better.

I would have painted over the painting too, and with my luck it would end up being a picasso lol. I pass up so many ugly paintings and never thought before of painting over them. This is why I have you my dear, to inspire me, you are my mentor. I have the chandelier sticker on my balcony doors so the birds don't fly into the glass. I get lots of compliments on my $2.00 sticker. Ok I am off to the thrift store to look for paintings, chow darling. Picaso, here I come.hugs Tobey

YOU DATED DON . . . . wait Suzan has added something small. A disclaimer!!! I am sure that nude was a genuine original by a struggling art student who has since risen to fame. I like it better with its $2 decal. How low can you go?

O Suzan, I've never laughed at you because you wanted to paint some dresser, or I'm not laughing at you now thinking you are crazy in case you covered up a Van Gogh or something, and I'm certainly not laughing now because I have that same exact decal,only I paid $1.29, still in it's package, just waiting to go on the window in my Snuggery, but, heck, maybe I'll just get a fancy frame and we can have twins. Then let anybody TRY to laugh at the both of us!!..Happy Weekend..Judy

This turned out fantastically! And my thoughts, even if you did paint over a painting that was "worth something", would you ever have had it appraised and sold it? Probably not. Would it have spent the rest of it's life in the basement? Yes. So why not use it! :) It looks great.

Creating your own artwork with a vintage feel is such a great idea!! Our weekly Link Up Party on Thursdays just opened!! We attract a lot of DIYers :) and I'm sure our readers would love to see this post. Hope to see you there at allthingswithpurpose.com. Also, we are your newest FB Like!!

Oh my gosh, I love this!! I can't believe you found that for $2. I have to make one of these for my daughter's room. Just pinned and tweeted this beauty! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent. You are always such an inspiration! My to-do list grows every time I visit your blog. heehee XOXOXOKathy

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